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PHYSICS 9702/12
Paper 1 Multiple Choice February/March 2018
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.
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Data
Formulae
1
uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 2
at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
gravitational potential φ = – Gm
r
hydrostatic pressure p = ρ gh
fsv
Doppler effect fo =
v ± vs
electric potential V= Q
4 πε 0r
capacitors in series 1 / C = 1 / C1 + 1 / C2 + . . .
capacitors in parallel C = C1 + C2 + . . .
1
energy of charged capacitor W= 2
QV
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel 1 / R = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + . . .
BI
Hall voltage VH =
ntq
alternating current/voltage x = x0 sin ωt
quantity unit
A efficiency no unit
B moment of force N m–1
C momentum Ns
D work done J
3 Two forces of equal magnitude are represented by two coplanar vectors. One is directed towards
the east and the other is directed towards the north.
What is the direction of a single force that will balance these two forces?
4 The density of paper is 800 kg m–3. A typical sheet of paper has a width of 210 mm and a length of
300 mm.
A 0.5 g B 5g C 50 g D 500 g
5 A person calculates the potential difference across a wire by using the measurements shown.
Which measured quantity has the greatest contribution to the percentage uncertainty in the
calculated potential difference?
1 cm
1 cm
The oscilloscope time-base setting is 0.5 ms cm–1 and the Y-plate sensitivity is 2 V cm–1.
7 A stone of mass m is dropped from a tall building. There is significant air resistance. The
acceleration of free fall is g.
When the stone is falling at a constant (terminal) velocity, which information is correct?
A g zero mg
B zero mg mg
C zero zero mg
D zero mg zero
velocity
area 1
0
0 area 2 time
A area 1 – area 2
B
(area 1 + area 2)
2
C area 1 + area 2
D area 2 – area 1
9 A girl throws a ball vertically upwards. It takes a time of 3.20 s to return to her hand.
10 Steel pellets, each with a mass of 0.60 g, fall vertically onto a horizontal plate at a rate of 100
pellets per minute. They strike the plate with a velocity of 5.0 m s–1 and rebound with a velocity of
4.0 m s–1.
45 N
30 N
30 N
45 N
Which row describes the resultant force and resultant torque on the object?
A non-zero non-zero
B non-zero zero
C zero non-zero
D zero zero
12 A charged oil drop is held stationary between two charged parallel plates.
top plate
charged oil drop
bottom plate
14 A car of mass 1100 kg is travelling at a constant speed of 15 m s–1 up a slope inclined at 10° to the
horizontal. The combined frictional forces acting on the car are directed down the slope and are
equal to W , where W is the weight of the car.
5
15 m s–1
10°
A 28 kW B 32 kW C 60 kW D 190 kW
15 An old-fashioned 60 W lamp converts 95% of its energy supply into heat. A 4.0 W modern lamp
has the same power output of light as the old-fashioned lamp.
16 A bead is released from rest at point P and slides along a wire, as shown.
P
NOT TO
SCALE
1.4 m s–1 Q
h
40 cm
The track loops around and forms a vertical circle of diameter 40 cm. At point Q, the bead has a
speed of 1.4 m s–1.
17 A small diesel engine uses a volume of 1.5 × 104 cm3 of fuel per hour to produce a useful power
output of 40 kW. It may be assumed that 34 kJ of energy is transferred to the engine when it uses
1.0 cm3 of fuel.
What is the rate of transfer from the engine of energy that is wasted?
18 Two boxes X and Y have the same mass. Box X is lifted vertically through a height h by a force of
magnitude F.
Box Y is pulled along a slope by a force of the same magnitude to reach the same height, as
shown.
h F h
F
box X box Y
A Both boxes gain the same amount of gravitational potential energy and the same amount of
work is done by the two forces.
B Both boxes gain the same amount of gravitational potential energy but more work is done by
the force acting on box Y than by the force acting on box X.
C Box Y gains less gravitational potential energy than box X because the weight of box Y is
less than the weight of box X.
D Box Y gains more gravitational potential energy than box X as more work is done by the
force acting on box Y than by the force acting on box X.
At which point on the graph does the metal wire stop obeying Hooke’s law?
force
D
C
B
A
0
0 extension
20 The diagram shows a large crane on a construction site lifting a cube-shaped load at a constant
speed.
cable
crane
load
A model is made of the crane, its load and the cable supporting the load.
The material used for each part of the model is the same as that in the full-size crane, cable and
load. The model is one tenth full-size in all linear dimensions.
What is the ratio stress in the cable on the full- size crane ?
stress in the cable on the model crane
A 0.1 B 1 C 10 D 100
Which diagram shows the variation with time t of the displacement s of the particle P in the rope?
A B
s s
0 0
0 t 0 t
C D
s s
0 0
0 t 0 t
22 A wave has period T, wavelength λ and amplitude A. The wave is shown on a graph of
displacement x against distance d.
A B
x x
A A
0 0
0 d 0 d
λ T
C D
x T x
A A
0 0
0 d 0 d
23 The table lists possible orders of magnitude of the wavelengths of some of the principal radiations
of the electromagnetic spectrum.
wavelength / m
microwaves infra-red ultraviolet X-rays
The vehicle moves directly towards the observer at constant speed. The observer detects
microwaves of frequency Fo.
The vehicle then accelerates, still moving towards the observer, travels at higher steady speed
for a time and then decelerates until it stops.
What is the variation in the frequency of the microwaves that are detected by the observer?
A The observed frequency will fall, then remain steady then return to the frequency Fo.
B The observed frequency will fall, then remain steady then rise to a higher frequency than Fo.
C The observed frequency will rise, then remain steady then fall to a lower frequency than Fo.
D The observed frequency will rise, then remain steady then return to the frequency Fo.
1.0 cm
A The frequency of the wave is 2.5 MHz and it lies in the microwave region of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
B The frequency of the wave is 2.5 MHz and it lies in the radio-wave region of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
C The frequency of the wave is 5.0 MHz and it lies in the microwave region of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
D The frequency of the wave is 5.0 MHz and it lies in the radio-wave region of the
electromagnetic spectrum.
What is the separation of the bright fringes when the frequency of the light is changed to
5.0 × 1014 Hz?
27 Monochromatic light is incident on a pair of narrow slits a distance of 0.1 mm apart. A series of
bright and dark fringes are observed on a screen a distance of 2.0 m away. The distance between
adjacent bright fringes is 8.0 mm.
screen
distance between
2.0 m bright fringes = 8.0 mm
(not to scale)
What is the path difference between the light waves from the two slits that meet at the second
order dark fringe?
A 2.0 × 10–7 m
B 4.0 × 10–7 m
C 6.0 × 10–7 m
D 8.0 × 10–7 m
28 A tube of length L is open at both ends. A stationary wave is set up in this tube when a tuning fork
vibrating with frequency fx is held at one end. This is the lowest frequency of stationary wave that
can be formed in this tube.
Another tube of length 2L is closed at one end. A stationary wave is set up in this tube when a
tuning fork vibrating with frequency fy is held at the open end. This is the lowest frequency of
stationary wave that can be formed in this tube.
frequency fx
frequency fy
2L
30 An electron passes into the space between two parallel plates that are 5.0 cm apart and which
are maintained at electric potentials of +2000 V and –500 V, respectively.
+2000 V
electron
5.0 cm
–500 V
A 1.6 × 10–15 N
B 4.8 × 10–15 N
C 6.4 × 10–15 N
D 8.0 × 10–15 N
31 Which statement about electric charges in a uniform electric field is not correct?
A Electric charges of the same magnitude, whether positive or negative, experience the same
magnitude of force when placed in the same uniform electric field.
B The direction of the force on a positive charge placed in a uniform electric field is
independent of the magnitude of the charge.
C The magnitude of the force on a positive charge placed in a uniform electric field is
proportional to the magnitude of the electric field strength.
D The work done to move a positive charge a certain distance in a uniform electric field is
independent of the direction of the movement.
A When switch S is closed, the e.m.f. of the battery falls because work is done against the
internal resistance of the battery.
B When switch S is closed, the e.m.f. of the battery falls because work is done against the
resistance of R.
C When switch S is closed, the potential difference across the battery falls because work is
done against the internal resistance of the battery.
D When switch S is closed, the potential difference across the battery falls because work is
done against the resistance of R.
33 A resistor has resistance R. When the potential difference across the resistor is V, the current in
the resistor is I. The power dissipated in the resistor is P. Work W is done when charge Q flows
through the resistor.
A I= P B Q= W C R = P2 D R= V
V V I P
35 Charge carriers, each of charge q, move along a wire of fixed length. The number density of the
charge carriers in the wire is n.
What is also required, for this wire, to determine the average drift velocity of the charge carriers in
terms of n and q?
36 A potential divider circuit is constructed with one variable resistor X and one fixed resistor Y, as
shown.
X VX
Y VY
The potential difference across resistor X is VX and the potential difference of resistor Y is VY.
VX VY
A falls rises
B falls stays the same
C rises falls
D rises stays the same
37 A cell of electromotive force (e.m.f.) E and negligible internal resistance is connected into a
circuit, as shown.
2Ω
E 12 Ω 4Ω V
The voltmeter has a very high resistance and reads a potential difference Vout.
Vout
What is the ratio ?
E
A 1 B 1 C 1 D 2
6 3 2 3
20 Ω 8.0 Ω
6.0 Ω 8.0 Ω
P Q
7.0 Ω
39 A nucleus of neptunium-236 contains 93 protons and 143 neutrons. This nucleus decays with the
emission of an α-particle. The nucleus formed then emits a β– particle.
Which diagram shows the changes in the number P of protons and the number N of neutrons in
these nuclei?
A B
146 146
N N
144 144
142 142
140 140
138 138
90 92 94 96 90 92 94 96
P P
C D
146 146
N N
144 144
142 142
140 140
138 138
90 92 94 96 90 92 94 96
P P
Which row gives the quark composition of the neutron and the proton and the type of force that
gives rise to this reaction?
quark composition
type of force
neutron proton
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